The coronavirus death toll in the US on Tuesday surged passed 3,500, surpassing China's - as well as the number of people who died in the 9/11 terror attacks. The Empire State remains the nation's virus epicenter with 75,795 cases, 43,139 in New York City. Most of the state's 1,500 deaths have been in the...Read more ...

More people in the United States have now died from coronavirus than in China, where the novel virus originated. The American COVID-19 death toll stood at 3,440 on mid-Tuesday afternoon, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins. China, meanwhile, has long stemmed the spread of the virus and...Read more ...